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Port Mansfield

26.560°, -97.420° · tides: Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 78° · 27% rain

A chance of rain showers before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Low 72° · 29% rain

A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:18 AM / 3:59 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 6%
Minor period
3:48 AM–4:48 AM
Major period
9:10 AM–11:10 AM
Minor period
3:29 PM–4:29 PM
Major period
9:35 PM–11:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 66 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PMclouds45% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover39% cloud cover36% cloud cover41% cloud cover32% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover42% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover34% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover42% cloud cover33% cloud cover49% cloud cover43% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover46% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover59% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover59% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°77767675747376777877777676747677rain18% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in7% chance4% chance4% chance11% chance12% chance15% chance17% chance20% chance29% chance29% chance23% chance22% chance22% chance24% chance29% chance28% chance32% chance33% chance32% chance26% chance22% chance16% chance10% chance17% chance19% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in57% chance, 0.05 in57% chance, 0.05 in57% chance, 0.05 in0.05wind01020mphNNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 21E 15 mph, gusts 22E 16 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 23ESE 18 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 24ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 24ESE 18 mph, gusts 22ESE 18 mph, gusts 24ESE 20 mph, gusts 26ESE 20 mph, gusts 28
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 PM77°77°75°95%45%18%0.01"NNE 1521–
Fri 4 PM76°76°75°96%45%14%0.01"NNE 1521–
Fri 5 PM76°76°74°95%49%11%0.01"NNE 1420–
Fri 6 PM76°76°74°92%39%7%–NNE 1317–
Fri 7 PM76°76°73°93%36%4%–NNE 1216–
Fri 8 PM76°76°74°93%41%4%–NNE 1015–
Fri 9 PM76°76°73°93%32%11%–NNE 913–
Fri 10 PM76°76°73°92%47%12%–NNE 812–
Fri 11 PM75°75°73°92%51%15%–NNE 812–
Sat 12 AM75°75°72°91%42%17%–NNE 710–
Sat 1 AM75°75°72°91%53%20%–NNE 710–
Sat 2 AM75°75°72°91%51%29%–NNE 812–
Sat 3 AM74°74°72°92%47%29%–NNE 812–
Sat 4 AM74°74°72°93%40%23%–NE 812–
Sat 5 AM73°73°71°93%41%22%–NNE 913–
Sat 6 AM73°73°71°93%50%22%–NE 913–
Sat 7 AM73°73°71°96%49%24%–ENE 913–
Sat 8 AM74°74°73°97%38%29%–ENE 912–
Sat 9 AM76°76°74°94%33%28%–ENE 1014–⚡
Sat 10 AM76°76°74°93%30%32%–ENE 1215–⚡
Sat 11 AM76°76°74°92%27%33%–E 1216–⚡
Sat 12 PM77°77°74°90%34%32%–E 1317–⚡
Sat 1 PM77°77°74°90%38%26%–E 1418–⚡
Sat 2 PM77°77°74°88%47%22%–E 1421–⚡
Sat 3 PM78°78°74°86%46%16%–E 1521–⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°74°87%34%10%–E 1522–
Sat 5 PM77°77°73°87%34%17%–E 1522–⚡
Sat 6 PM77°77°72°85%42%19%0.01"E 1522–⚡
Sat 7 PM77°77°72°84%33%18%0.01"E 1622–⚡
Sat 8 PM77°77°72°84%49%20%0.01"E 1623–⚡
Sat 9 PM77°77°72°84%43%23%0.01"E 1823–⚡
Sat 10 PM77°77°72°85%54%26%0.01"ESE 1824–⚡
Sat 11 PM76°76°71°84%59%26%0.01"ESE 1823–⚡
Sun 12 AM76°76°71°84%46%23%0.01"ESE 1824–⚡
Sun 1 AM76°76°70°83%46%26%0.01"ESE 2024–⚡
Sun 2 AM76°76°70°83%51%29%0.01"ESE 2024–⚡
Sun 3 AM76°76°70°83%46%27%0.01"ESE 1825–⚡
Sun 4 AM75°75°70°85%50%24%0.01"ESE 1824–⚡
Sun 5 AM75°75°70°85%59%28%0.01"ESE 1824–⚡
Sun 6 AM74°75°70°85%67%32%0.01"ESE 1823–⚡
Sun 7 AM74°74°70°89%69%32%0.01"ESE 1822–⚡
Sun 8 AM74°74°72°91%59%32%0.01"ESE 1823–⚡
Sun 9 AM76°76°73°91%49%32%0.01"ESE 1824–⚡
Sun 10 AM76°76°73°90%52%32%0.01"ESE 1825–⚡
Sun 11 AM77°77°73°90%55%32%0.01"ESE 2026–⚡
Sun 12 PM77°77°73°89%58%57%0.05"ESE 2028–⚡
Sun 1 PM77°77°73°90%62%57%0.05"ESE 2028–⚡
Sun 2 PM76°76°73°90%67%57%0.05"ESE 2028–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 72°

29% rain · 0.03"

NNE 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

33% rain · 0.06"

ENE 7–18 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 71°

57% rain · 0.96"

ESE 18–21 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

76° / 68°

67% rain · 0.96"

ENE 8–20 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 68°

30% rain

ENE 5–7 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 67°

30% rain

E 3–7 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 63°

30% rain

N 3–9 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 7 mph.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX

GMZ135 · 204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ130-132-135-070845-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A chance of showers early this afternoon, then a
slight chance of showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, increasing to choppy in the late evening and overnight.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late
evening and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ150-155-070845-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers early this afternoon,
then a slight chance of showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 1985

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
73% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 2:15 AM
★★★☆c60
2
81% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★★c72
3
88% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c82
4
94% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c89
5
98% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c94
6
100% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (27.1°)
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
7
99% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★★c97
best
8
96% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★★c95
9
91% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★★★c90
10
84% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★★c80
11
74% lit
↑ 10:58 PM
↓ 10:54 AM
★★★☆c67
Perigee · 369,592 km
12
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:30 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
13
53% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 12:05 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Last Quarter
14
41% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★☆☆c56
15
31% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
★★★★c72
16
21% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★★★c85
17
13% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★★★c92
18
6% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★★★c94
19
2% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-26.3°)
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:14 AM
↓ 5:44 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best
21
1% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c86
best
22
3% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c78
23
7% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★★c69
24
13% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★★☆c60
25
20% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★☆☆c46
26
28% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
27
37% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c36
Apogee · 404,640 km
28
46% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c43
First Quarter
29
56% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c56
30
65% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★☆c67
31
74% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★★★c76

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jan 6 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jan 6 · 8:16 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jan 11 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 369,592 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 12 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jan 13 · 5:27 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jan 20 · 8:28 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jan 26 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jan 27 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 404,640 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jan 28 · 9:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jan 6 · Mon, Jan 7 · Sat, Jan 19 · Sun, Jan 20 · Mon, Jan 21

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

369,653 km closest · 404,579 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.Surf report: Mansfield Jetties (boat access)Offshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Fri 2:30 PM.